The present invention provides a board mountable system for filming underwater video. The inventive board mountable system can be mounted to the underside of water vehicles for incorporating a camera for filming from an underwater perspective. The inventive board mountable system is shaped to minimize drag as a result of the mounted camera or camera system. Embodiments of the inventive system includes a fin shaped housing for holding a camera or camera system. In certain embodiments, the fin is removably attached to the water vehicle, such as a surf board, where the fin housing can be swapped with other fins being used with the water vehicle for controlling the direction of a watersports board in motion. These embodiments of the inventive system further include a connection means for connecting the fin to the underside of a water vessel.
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2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said fin includes an outer surface having an opening positioned in the outer surface of the fin, and the void of the fin internal to the outer surface, said void of the fin accessible through the opening and said void of the fin is configured to hold and enclose the housing system housing a camera system, and a closure removably connected with the opening, wherein the closure in a first position seals the opening to make the void of the fin watertight and the closure in a second open position provides access to the void of the fin enabling at least one camera system be removed or inserted into the housing system.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the adjustment comprises a plurality of adjustments including pan, tilt and pitch adjustments for positioning the camera angle in the housing relative to the watersports board.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said housing contains at least one removably mounted camera system within the housing.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said housing assembly further comprises a hinge mounted between the camera and the housing such that the camera can pivot and rotate among a plurality of pivot and rotation positions within the housing.
6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the camera system further comprises a computer processing unit, a power supply, and data storage drive can fit into the housing void compartment.
7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the camera system having at least one lens, said lens positioned to film in the distal end of the fin.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, where the at least one adjustment includes two rotation vertical adjustments and at least one pivot horizontal adjustment.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fin further comprises a charging port near the proximal end.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, where the fin has an outer surface, with a portion of the outer surface formed of a translucent material that enables the camera to film a predetermined field of view through the outer surface of the fin.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said housing contains a removably mounted camera system within the housing.
13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said housing assembly further comprises a hinge mounted in between the camera and the housing such that the camera can pivot and rotate among a plurality of pivot and rotation positions within the housing.
14. The apparatus of claim 11, where the at least one adjustment includes two rotation vertical adjustments and at least one pivot horizontal adjustment.
15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the camera system further comprises a computer processing unit, a power supply, and data storage drive can fit into the housing void compartment.
16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the fin further comprises a charging port near the proximal end.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the adjustments comprises a plurality of adjustments including pan, tilt and pitch adjustments for positioning the camera angle in the housing relative to the watersports board.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein said housing assembly further comprises a hinge mounted between the camera and the housing such that the camera can pivot and rotate among a plurality of pivot and rotation positions within the housing.
20. The system of claim 18, where the at least one adjustment includes two rotation vertical adjustments and at least one pivot horizontal adjustment.
21. The system of claim 17, wherein the camera system further comprises a computer processing unit, a power supply, and data storage drive can fit into the housing void compartment.
22. The system of claim 17, wherein the fin further comprises a charging port near the proximal end.
23. The apparatus of claim 17, where the fin has an outer surface, with a portion of the outer surface formed of a translucent material that enables the camera to film a predetermined field of view through the outer surface of the fin.
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